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  • West Pointer busted for taking nude photos of cadets

    WASHINGTON — A soldier at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been charged with crimes for taking nude photos of female cadets without their consent, extending the military's sex-scandal crisis to the hallowed ground of its premier training academy, the Army announced Wednesday.It is the latest in a steady stream of sex scandals to hit the military this month as it grapples ...

  • Detroit 11 Cleveland 7 Verlander struggles again but picks up win

    Starting pitcher Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers runs off the field in a downpour just after officials called a rain delay during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on May 22, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. / Jason Miller/Getty ...

  • Plymouth-Canton Livonia voters say yes to technology upgrades

    Voters in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools and Livonia Public Schools said yes today to technology upgrades, school renovations, school bus purchases and other projects.All but one of the eight school-related proposals on the ballot passed tonight, with the exception being a $12.9-million bond proposal in Richmond Community Schools in Macomb County.■ Election ...

  • Your Mike Vote for the winner of our cartoon caption contest on the IRS and the Tea Party

    You pick the winner! Cast your vote for your favorite entry in our cartoon caption contest on the IRS and the Tea Party! You have until Thursday at 3 p.m. to vote. Look for the winning reader submission/rough sketch combo on Friday right here online and in the Friday print edition of the Detroit Free Press. Good luck to our finalists!Become a fan of Mike Thompson ...

  • 4000 missing without trace in Mich. anguished families keep searching

    Wherever Sharon Murray heads, she seeks her younger brother. Randall Childs, 52, and his girlfriend, Karen Young, left their apartment on Detroit's west side one day in June 2011. Neither has been seen since. Nearly two years after a missing person report was filed, and an investigation that has yielded few clues, "I look for his face - it doesn't matter where," Murray of ...


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Movie Review

How High [DVD]

The problem with pot comedies is that, in general, one has to be high to get any enjoyment out of them. Viewing them sober--or even anything less than completely inebriated, for that matter--tends to result in an irritating movie experience. Yeah, there's humor for the first few minutes, until you realize that the same basic joke is being repeated over and over again in slightly different variati ... ...

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  • Officials Kilpatrick got flight passes via friend

    Detroit - Before he was a flight risk, Kwame Kilpatrick was so broke he couldn't fly without help from a female gospel singer, who prison officials outed as the source of plane tickets used by the former mayor to travel between Texas and Detroit. The former mayor's parole agent investigated the tickets and solved a minor mystery that is coming to light as Kilpatrick makes his first ...

  • Census Detroit population loss slows some suburbs see growth

    Detroit's rate of population loss slowed last year, barely keeping the state's largest city above 700,000 people, according to Census estimates released today that also show some growth in the suburbs. Macomb Township, once one of the region's fastest growing suburbs, added an estimated 1,267 residents to 81,822 since 2011 and was the second-fastest growing community in the state ...

  • Giving a snapshot of civil rights history

    Mamie Chalmers, whose photo during a civil rights demonstration 50 years ago shocked the nation, speaks with Denby High students Wednesday. (Steve Perez / The Detroit ...

  • Panel to decide today if Duggans eligible for mayoral run

    Detroit - A decision is due today on Mike Duggan's eligibility to run for Detroit mayor, as some of his opponents continued to insist he has failed to meet new City Charter requirements for filing for office. The Detroit Elections Commission will meet this afternoon to determine whether Duggan can stay on the August primary ballot. Fellow mayoral candidate Tom Barrow, in a letter Monday to ...

  • Im looking every time Im out in the car Westland mom says

    For nearly four months, Kathy Wilson of Westland has been seeking any sign of her daughter. "I'm looking every time I'm out in the car," she said. Christina Balog, 43, has been missing since Feb. 11. That morning, she told her mother she felt nervous and "I need to go for a walk." She left their home on Garden Street without a phone or ID and has not returned. Four ...

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